Connecting device



Dec. 16; 1936. s. s. MATTHES CONNECTING DEVICE Filed Nov, 28, 1925 extends with the end face exposed and. se- J cured to each cableend and engaging each other throughout substantially their entire s lengths and having transverse ribs interlocked With each other, aninterposed film of metal'u-nitedto the cable and sleeve to prevent" the cable ends movinglongitudinally relativeto each other, each sleeve having its I r r exposed sidesurfa ce unbroken and afslidably mounted collar encircling the' interlocked and projecting bendablemeans'at' the ends of one of the members to be bent-over to'eng'age one of the other members to prevent displacement of thelocking member. I

Intestimony whereof I affix my si nature. r QSAMUEL,S. MATT S.

sleeves to prevent disengagement-oi the sleeves i i we 2. A co nnection comprising a pair of adja j cent cable ends to be connected, a .sleeve ,sel v. w l

cured to each cable fend! and havingtransver seribs interlocked with 'each other and an interposed fi'lmof metaltonnite each sleeve 1 A to its cable end'toprevent the cable ends mov;

dingllongitudinauyllative tbfeae'h othr and Q to said sleeve,- .a collar encir'olingfltheinterlocked sleeves :to prevent disengagement of i a the ribs and means-on the ends ofthe collar to T bebent inwardly to '8. A .co-nnector comprising off ,tubnprevent the displacement: rofthe c'ollarfr".

end of'a cable tOlbe' cnnected;;a*co'1lar slid- Q ably molinted' upon the interlocked'members to prevent relative 'longitudinal'and trans: verse j d'isen'gagement of the :membe'rs v s and means on' thexoollar and aoverhangingrthe' members to pi'e'vent movcmentof-the' sleevesi relative toieach other" and tothecollar. L

connectionpcompri'sing a'pairofcablew ends to beconnectedgan elongated; sleeve se;- 1 V cured toeaohc'able .end, the sleeves'dis'posed p arallel to'each:othergandl'in contact along; I

jtheir sides; transverse-firms oniieach sleeve. -along.their contaeting'sides andinterlocked \vith each other to preventirelative longitn-'- 1 din'al'i movement "of the sleeves; transverse :ribs' wvithtlie cable;thereini preventing:relative'; .c longitudinal" 'movement -of ither cable a'nd -g; -1le'e ves; acollar encirclingii the interlocked? f {80: p sleeves to preventz'disengagement' of the'ribsf I proj ecting within each sleeve and interlocked; 1 r

7 and means atithe-iendsof thecollar tqiengage collar.fl a A-coi-mectorcomprisinga pairixofaelongated tub Lila-r membersae-aehato receive thee-end I of: a cable, the meinbersi'positionedaside.by

the sleeves}to -"prevent displajcementi'0ffthe f I 7 side in parallelrelation and; contacting along one side,'holding means along the'contacting. 1 H g Y sides of said members and interlockingfwith Y each other to'prevent relative' longitudinal movme-nt; a locking memberslidably mountedion the tubulargmembers toflhold'the mm; i bers'inlengagementwv ith'eaoherotherpand the holding. means on? members interlocked,

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